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because of stories like this, that can paint the picture to the voters that obama's not playing ball. >> trying to explain this to somebody from pluto. say in australia now. saying when congress wrote the cliff, defined it, spend cuts, increases on income, tax increase on state. they wrote it up as this horrible thing that nobody would want to face. either side, right? they designed it that way. now they're walking right over that cliff. over niagra falls. explain. >> it's like congress is on pluto and we're all on earth. they say they want deficit reduction. if you go over the cliff, you get deficit reduction, you just don't get it in the responsible, accountable way. it's like chopping off on arm. >> like says i want a shower, i'm going to niagra falls. >> they still can't get it done. we're dysfunctional. no other explanation. >> i think they can stop the roller coaster and make it go. they're doing a dance now because republicans don't want to do something to rates. obama wants to play hardball. but i think they'll have a different argument later in the year. >> i guess both belie
because of stories like this, that can paint the picture to the voters that obama's not playing ball. >> trying to explain this to somebody from pluto. say in australia now. saying when congress wrote the cliff, defined it, spend cuts, increases on income, tax increase on state. they wrote it up as this horrible thing that nobody would want to face. either side, right? they designed it that way. now they're walking right over that cliff. over niagra falls. explain. >> it's like...
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that's the same day president obama will return. he's spending christmas in hawaii with his family. that leaves them just five days to get a deal done to avoid steep tax hikes and big-time spending cuts. senators on both sides of the aisle say both parties need to compromise to avoid a potential economic disaster. >>> last-minute shoppers may not have been as merry this year as retailers had hoped. good morning. >> good morning to you. shoppers filled the malls and stores on the final weekend before christmas but many people may have not been filled with holiday spirit this year. research group npd says customer traffic was in line with last year but consumers are spending less. a combination of factors may be weighing on their minds including the tax impact of the fiscal cliff, aftereffects of sandy and shootings in connecticut. 'tis the season for giving but many charities aren't on the receiving end. the single biggest source of revenue for most charities are down as you are big gifts from endowments. the u.s. million dollar list which tracks large donations has found that big gi
that's the same day president obama will return. he's spending christmas in hawaii with his family. that leaves them just five days to get a deal done to avoid steep tax hikes and big-time spending cuts. senators on both sides of the aisle say both parties need to compromise to avoid a potential economic disaster. >>> last-minute shoppers may not have been as merry this year as retailers had hoped. good morning. >> good morning to you. shoppers filled the malls and stores on the...
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and so, obama's going to have to negotiate on that, and then with regard to the spending, i think we just have to count on them blowing out again in 2012. cbo just put out their estimates day before yesterday, and it showed basically $1 trillion deficit for as far as the eye can see in the alternative baseline, a likely one -- >> that can't be good. ken, we don't have a lot of time, but would you be buying the cyclical growth type stocks now, ken? >> exactly. i think first of all, the banks will benefit from a rising -- from movement in the economy. and i think the airlines are an industry where there's been tremendous improvement, but negatives has held them back. they're the cheapest of the cyclicals and the retailers are attractive. >> what about the industrials and the commodities, ken? >> well, i think there's opportunity in these stocks, i think there's more opportunity in the ones that are most out of favor. the reason i say that is, there's been a fair amount of investment in companies like caterpillar and the other commodities driven companies because investors have been bul
and so, obama's going to have to negotiate on that, and then with regard to the spending, i think we just have to count on them blowing out again in 2012. cbo just put out their estimates day before yesterday, and it showed basically $1 trillion deficit for as far as the eye can see in the alternative baseline, a likely one -- >> that can't be good. ken, we don't have a lot of time, but would you be buying the cyclical growth type stocks now, ken? >> exactly. i think first of all,...
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president obama will spend the day with his counterparts to the north and south. he canadian prime minister and mexico president will discuss economic growth, citizen security and energy issues. >> russian officials updated the death pistol from an overnight plane crash. they found an additional survivor in a village hospital and that now brings the total killed to 31. that plane went down after take-off in siberia. 11 people survived and they're hopsed in seriouses conditions. no word on what cause had disaster. north korea ramping up for a planned long range missile test this month. it showed a radar trailer being moved to the launch site. north korea said it is launchinging a satellite. the u.s. believes it's testing missile systems for nuclear weapons. >> the suspect still on the loose in prince george's county after a violent weekend and today, police plan to brief reporters on the investigations. eight people were shot in four separate incidents in hyattsville, and district highlights. three people died and so far, no one has been arrested. >> we are going t
president obama will spend the day with his counterparts to the north and south. he canadian prime minister and mexico president will discuss economic growth, citizen security and energy issues. >> russian officials updated the death pistol from an overnight plane crash. they found an additional survivor in a village hospital and that now brings the total killed to 31. that plane went down after take-off in siberia. 11 people survived and they're hopsed in seriouses conditions. no word on...
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president obama spending holidays in beautiful hawaii where reports now surfaced where he is looking to strike a smaller fiscal deal that would extend tax cuts for the middle class but not tackling any spending cuts. chief white house correspondent ed henry is live in honolulu with more. ed, for the first time, people like joe lieberman are saying i really think we'll go over the cliff. what do you hear? >> reporter: it's a real possibility, you're right. we're a week out. people on both sides have been talking this thing to death. it might need a christmas miracle at this point to avoid going off the cliff. the president scaled back plan basically would extend unemmoment benefits for two million people who will lose them a week after christmas if there is no deal. he also wants to extend tax cuts for 98% of americans. you heard him talk about that again and again. that level of $250,000 or less. the republicans have not afreed to that on the hill obviously. when you talk to folks like senator lindsey graham, they say the big issue is not taxes, it is spending cuts. take a listen. >>
president obama spending holidays in beautiful hawaii where reports now surfaced where he is looking to strike a smaller fiscal deal that would extend tax cuts for the middle class but not tackling any spending cuts. chief white house correspondent ed henry is live in honolulu with more. ed, for the first time, people like joe lieberman are saying i really think we'll go over the cliff. what do you hear? >> reporter: it's a real possibility, you're right. we're a week out. people on both...
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is it fair that we and our kids never voted for that spending under bush and obama will have to pay off all that debt? no. that is not fair. it seems reasonable to want government to make life more fair, but when government takes your money and freedom to try to do that, government makes life worse. it makes everyone poor. biggest threat is not just that government makes people poor. it makes us less. as government gets bigger, individuals get smaller. what is really fair is to have limited government. that means the same rules for everyone, no special favors, no handouts. that is our show. thanks for watching. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. let nothing stand in your way. greetings from the people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to make sure people
is it fair that we and our kids never voted for that spending under bush and obama will have to pay off all that debt? no. that is not fair. it seems reasonable to want government to make life more fair, but when government takes your money and freedom to try to do that, government makes life worse. it makes everyone poor. biggest threat is not just that government makes people poor. it makes us less. as government gets bigger, individuals get smaller. what is really fair is to have limited...
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republicans on the pam accused the white house of failing to acknowledge the spending in the plan. kent conrad of north dakota said the president struck the right balance between long term deficit reduction and long term investments. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> hearing will come to order. i want to welcome acting director zientz back to the committee who testified for government preference in 2009 and hearing chaired by senator warner. he was there in his role as the administration's chief performance officer, so we want to welcome you back. today, we'll be examining the president's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal which was sent to congress yesterday. ic the president's -- i believe the president's budget would continue to move the nation in the right direction. under the president's budget, the deficit is a share of the economy, fall from 8.5% of gdp in 2012 to 2.8% in 2022. that represents real progress. it's important to remember the economic crisis that the president inherited. i think all of us remember back. 2008 and 2009 when we experienced the worst rec
republicans on the pam accused the white house of failing to acknowledge the spending in the plan. kent conrad of north dakota said the president struck the right balance between long term deficit reduction and long term investments. this is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> hearing will come to order. i want to welcome acting director zientz back to the committee who testified for government preference in 2009 and hearing chaired by senator warner. he was there in his role as the...
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president obama and congressional leaders will meet this afternoon at the white house in a last-ditch effort to avoid a self-inflicted fiscal calamity. this is the first meeting between the power plays in six weeks. if they can't work out some kind of agreement automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will go into affected new year's day, which will impact most americans and will put the nation back into recession. >> we are coming up against a hard deadline. >> at today's meeting, president obama will push for a stop gap measure, a small deal that will at least prevent tax increases for those earning $250,000 or less. but even that seems unlikely. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> publicly, both sides have ratcheted up rhetoric, pointing the finger. >> john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> the only reason why democrats have been trying to defect -- deflect attention over the past few weeks is they did not have a plan of their own. >> the path for the rest in the hands
president obama and congressional leaders will meet this afternoon at the white house in a last-ditch effort to avoid a self-inflicted fiscal calamity. this is the first meeting between the power plays in six weeks. if they can't work out some kind of agreement automatic tax hikes and spending cuts will go into affected new year's day, which will impact most americans and will put the nation back into recession. >> we are coming up against a hard deadline. >> at today's meeting,...
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the same goes for president obama who will spend christmas in hawaii. that leaves them five days to get a deal done to avoid steep tax hikes and big-time spending cuts. senators on both sides of the aisle say both parties need to compromise to avoid a potential economic disaster. >> my one bit of advice to speaker boehner is this. you cannot pass a bill with just republicans on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want that's a good day. we have the same objective of lower taxes. i like simpson-bowles. put money on the debt. tax rate hikes are partisan solution driven by the president but he's going to get tax rate hikes. >> lawmakers say they are preparing to spend new year's eve on capitol hill. >> one of the survivors in the oregon mall shooting is speaking out for the first time. the 15 year old was shot december 11th. she was walking through the mall and says the gunman walked right past her carrying what she thought was a paintball gun. seconds later bullets started flying and she was hit mul
the same goes for president obama who will spend christmas in hawaii. that leaves them five days to get a deal done to avoid steep tax hikes and big-time spending cuts. senators on both sides of the aisle say both parties need to compromise to avoid a potential economic disaster. >> my one bit of advice to speaker boehner is this. you cannot pass a bill with just republicans on a broad thing like this, you need both. >> ronald reagan model is if you get 80% of what you want that's a...
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paul ryan has all these unspecified spending cuts. so when obama and others say are you going to take people off pell grants and throw them out of head start, he goes no, we're not, that's not in the plan, but he won't say where the spending cuts come from. on taxes, personal taxes and spernding cuts, they won't give the basic details. details -- we don't need to stinking details is the message to the public. i think this creates a real big opening and you saw what david gregory was able to do to him or what jay leno does in talking about earlier in the show. barack obama will have a wide opening on the debate to say, mitt, if you can give us magic ponies, please tell us how it's going to happen. >> congressman rand, you live in northern virginia, you represent that area. what are people saying about romney? do they get this complication here that he's sort of hiding behind, i'm not telling what you i'm going to do? >> i hope they understand it. i hope they watch shows like yours, chris, but the problem is they're being besieged with
paul ryan has all these unspecified spending cuts. so when obama and others say are you going to take people off pell grants and throw them out of head start, he goes no, we're not, that's not in the plan, but he won't say where the spending cuts come from. on taxes, personal taxes and spernding cuts, they won't give the basic details. details -- we don't need to stinking details is the message to the public. i think this creates a real big opening and you saw what david gregory was able to do...
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. >> president obama drawing strong criticism about the wars in iraq and afghanistan and he said hagel is the wrong man for the job. ♪ ♪ >> clayton: welcome back. lawmakers have eight days left when a series of spending hikes and tax cuts come n you will see a slash of spending of 500 billion dollars over the next 10 years and nine percent in speppeding alone. joining us is ceo of concerned veterans for america and u.s. army veteran himself. pete, nice to see you and merry christmas to you. >> thank you for having me. >> clayton: defense cuts set to take place in the end of the year . president obama knows this and set to expire is the bush era tax cuts . what impact will this have on the military? >> it will have an across the board impactit sequestration is so bad. we'll get across the board training to maintenance and to the next weapon system and on base things provided for families and tri-care. it hits everything. secretary panetta called it a meat axe. our readiness will be stunted by sequestration . it is bad policy. >> clayton: republicans agreed to it. you agree and say t
. >> president obama drawing strong criticism about the wars in iraq and afghanistan and he said hagel is the wrong man for the job. ♪ ♪ >> clayton: welcome back. lawmakers have eight days left when a series of spending hikes and tax cuts come n you will see a slash of spending of 500 billion dollars over the next 10 years and nine percent in speppeding alone. joining us is ceo of concerned veterans for america and u.s. army veteran himself. pete, nice to see you and merry...
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never complains washington's wild spending. tell obama, for real job growth cut the debt. support the new majority agenda. >>> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> president romney's first 100 days creating thousands of new jobs for virginians. >> but would it. the washington post has just agreed that they're not going to shipovers over seas. they want to move facilities in low wage countries like china and india. does virginia really want an outsourcer? chief in the white house. >>> wanda summers is a political reporter. which one do you think will be more effective? don't you think the anti-romney ad has had a sympathetic edge? just as a piece of tell low vision that might resonate with the public? >> both recall compelling. if you look at the ad from crossroads gps, super pac not a officially targeted. barack obama, nice guy, just seems to be in a little bit over his head. i think that certainly has some legs because it is so closely on message with the campaign which has been raising tons of money has been saying
never complains washington's wild spending. tell obama, for real job growth cut the debt. support the new majority agenda. >>> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> president romney's first 100 days creating thousands of new jobs for virginians. >> but would it. the washington post has just agreed that they're not going to shipovers over seas. they want to move facilities in low wage countries like china and india. does virginia really want an outsourcer? chief in...
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that would happen when automatic tax increases and spending cuts are due to hit in january. the president invited congressional leaders to the white house to talk about a bipartisan deficit plan to avoid that crisis. steve handelsman reports now, democrats and republicans are still far apart. >> in a speech at the white house, president obama claimed the election proved most americans agree with his plan, but he calls wla s balanced. cutting taxes to avoid the fiscal cliff. he says he's flexible, but -- >> i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. >> reporter: he's calling in members of congress for fiscal cliff meetings next week. but the main republican negotiator, again, will be speaker john boehner. >> the problem with raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans is that more than half of them are small business owners. 700,000 jobs would be destroyed. >> reporter: boehner insist
that would happen when automatic tax increases and spending cuts are due to hit in january. the president invited congressional leaders to the white house to talk about a bipartisan deficit plan to avoid that crisis. steve handelsman reports now, democrats and republicans are still far apart. >> in a speech at the white house, president obama claimed the election proved most americans agree with his plan, but he calls wla s balanced. cutting taxes to avoid the fiscal cliff. he says he's...
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the obama and romney campaign to blame each other for the attorney. there's no sign the rhetoric will ease upw. >> bad news for congress. a new poll shows just at one- tenth of americans agree with the job congress is doing. that ties its lowest approval rating in 38 years. it does not point to specific clauses. >> the first test drive for the mars rover curiosity is tuesday. it is halfway through a test of its 10 science instruments. it will begin a yearlong trek through the foothills of the nearby marsh and mountains during a two-year mission. will investigate applicability of mars and will look for chemistry that might suggest mars could have supported life. >> verizon now admitting to a widespread problem of its backup system during the june derecho. it did not know the systems were out in fairfax county and across northern virginia during the storm, until the county told them. the company previously denied having any issues. now verizon is checking other systems throughout the region and will present a report today to the council of governors. le
the obama and romney campaign to blame each other for the attorney. there's no sign the rhetoric will ease upw. >> bad news for congress. a new poll shows just at one- tenth of americans agree with the job congress is doing. that ties its lowest approval rating in 38 years. it does not point to specific clauses. >> the first test drive for the mars rover curiosity is tuesday. it is halfway through a test of its 10 science instruments. it will begin a yearlong trek through the...
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president obama said of the talk so far so good, but that there was more work to do. he's been hoping to help bridge their differences over the balance of spending cuts and borrowing they should use to pull out of the-- pull the euro zone out of the crisis. but germans are opposed to more borrowing and the u.s. to deal with america's debt and deficit problems. after a morning of talks, said in part, we commit to take all necessary steps to strengthsen and reinvigorate our economies and combat financial stresses recognizing that the right measures are not the same for each of us. the u.s. had little leverage in this process and it's not contributing to the euro backed bailout fund, but the tepid economic growth holds it at a new european recession and more impact. finally, a short while ago, leaders released a statement noting oil supply disruptions and call on the international energy agency that would ensure full and adequate supply if needed and that could signal tapping u.s. and oil reserving, and a signal to iran that they will not let the iranian oil embargo caus
president obama said of the talk so far so good, but that there was more work to do. he's been hoping to help bridge their differences over the balance of spending cuts and borrowing they should use to pull out of the-- pull the euro zone out of the crisis. but germans are opposed to more borrowing and the u.s. to deal with america's debt and deficit problems. after a morning of talks, said in part, we commit to take all necessary steps to strengthsen and reinvigorate our economies and combat...
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comments that ben bernanke's apparently made to friends that he may not stand tore ffor a th term even if obama wins. >> when romney's surged in the polls, the market has seen some pullback on that due to the fact we'll see less government spending and maybe a more hawkish fed under a romney presidency. but we are seeing a very weak earnings season right now. that isn't helping matters by any stretch. >> bill, what do you want to hear from the fed specifically today? we could get this any time, by the way. just want to let our viewers know. >> i'd like to hear some new rules. i don't think we're going to hear that this time but they've had two days, brian. certainly there's some intention discussion we may hear more about this or see more about this in terms of the minutes a few weeks from now. but i'd like to see some rules in terms of what they're pointing towards in terms of monetary policy and interest rate policy going forward. to me that's a nominal gdp target. i think that's ahead of us but we may not hear it today. >> i think i'm looking for the bill maher bernanke new rule. but i don't
comments that ben bernanke's apparently made to friends that he may not stand tore ffor a th term even if obama wins. >> when romney's surged in the polls, the market has seen some pullback on that due to the fact we'll see less government spending and maybe a more hawkish fed under a romney presidency. but we are seeing a very weak earnings season right now. that isn't helping matters by any stretch. >> bill, what do you want to hear from the fed specifically today? we could get...
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thank you for spending a little bit of time with us this afternoon, and continuing coverage, not only of the tornadoes, but of the primaries continues on msnbc right now with michael smirkonish. >>> obama gets some hope. let's play some "hardball." >> good evening. i'm michael smirkonish in for chris matthews. in maryland, washington, d.c., and most importantly in wisconsin are the primaries, but president obama is clearly looking to november. he hit it where it hurt today for paul ryan's budget plan. the president called the plan a trojan horse that would deepen the equality in the united states. >> instead of moderating their views even slightly, the republicans running congress right now have doubled down and proposed a budget so far to the right it makes the contract with america look like the new deal. >> this was just the latest in a series of addresses that mr. obama has made, portraying the republicans as social darwinists who favors the rich and are unconcerned with who gets left behind. when listening to president obama, we wondered, how would the republicans respond? there'
thank you for spending a little bit of time with us this afternoon, and continuing coverage, not only of the tornadoes, but of the primaries continues on msnbc right now with michael smirkonish. >>> obama gets some hope. let's play some "hardball." >> good evening. i'm michael smirkonish in for chris matthews. in maryland, washington, d.c., and most importantly in wisconsin are the primaries, but president obama is clearly looking to november. he hit it where it hurt...
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let's watch it. >> obama started spending like our credit cards have no limit. we've had stimulus and bailouts. obama added almost $16,000 in debt for every american. how will my kids pay that off when they can't even find jobs? now obama want more spending and taxes. that won't fix things. i had so many hopes. cutting taxes and debt and creating jobs. that's the change we need. >> mitt romney likened obama's spending to an inferno. let's watch him. >> rather than putting out that spending fire, he's been feeding it. he has spent more, and borrowed more. the time has come for a president, a leader, who will lead. i will lead us out of this debt and spending inferno. >> not true. the only problem with republicans trying to paint president obama as a reckless spender is it is not true at all. market watch point out that federal spending is rising at the slowest rate. in fact, look there since 1950. take a look at that bar chart there. for four years, fiscal year '09 through fiscal year '13, we are heading into, tho change. about $3.5 trillion right through. joan,
let's watch it. >> obama started spending like our credit cards have no limit. we've had stimulus and bailouts. obama added almost $16,000 in debt for every american. how will my kids pay that off when they can't even find jobs? now obama want more spending and taxes. that won't fix things. i had so many hopes. cutting taxes and debt and creating jobs. that's the change we need. >> mitt romney likened obama's spending to an inferno. let's watch him. >> rather than putting out...
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and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better internet. it was like somebody like took our computer shook all the junk out of it. we're actually getting more for our money with fios. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for your money. upgrade to verizon fios internet, t tv anand phone with our best price onne. just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract. there's at least three computers. [ girl 1 ] a tablet. [ woman 1 ] couple of gaming systems. we could all be running at the same time. we do not notice any dips. [ male announcer ] get tv rated #1 in customer satisfaction. and get the school year off to a great start with america's fastest most consistent and most reliable internet. internet is absolutely imperative for school nowadays. look up this, write an essay on that. my life is
and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone, better internet. it was like somebody like took our computer shook all the junk out of it. we're actually getting more for our money with fios. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for...
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can they resolve the disagreement offer spending cuts? democrats are resisting. they want a longer perhaps one-year delay and president obama was trying to rally those disappointed democrats with remarks that he just made by citing gains that he had won in terms of energy and education tax breaks he supported in the past and vowing to seek more revenue later on when we get to the discussion of entitlement cuts or what republicans believe is safer ground. saw some tweets saying he is trying to gum up the works. but there is the way the to and fro negotiation of president obama making sure his own troops are in line if he makes a deal. >> absolutely. talking to and fro, when president obama was speaking and saying a fiscal cliff deal was in sight, we saw the dow spike back above the 13,000 market pch pairing those gains a little bit as we speak. still below the 13k mark right now. we will watch this as we continue to get headlines. let's talk to aimian who is also falling a minute by minute changes. what is the latest in your camp? >> the deal john just outlined wo
can they resolve the disagreement offer spending cuts? democrats are resisting. they want a longer perhaps one-year delay and president obama was trying to rally those disappointed democrats with remarks that he just made by citing gains that he had won in terms of energy and education tax breaks he supported in the past and vowing to seek more revenue later on when we get to the discussion of entitlement cuts or what republicans believe is safer ground. saw some tweets saying he is trying to...
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president obama and congress are on christmas vacation. it will be thursday before talks resume to try and prevent automatic tax hikes and spending cuts from taking effect january first. andrew spencer has the latest. analysts say many shoppers haven't been in the holiday spirit when it comes to spending money. the four-day black friday weekend that started on thanksgiving was strong. sales rose 2-point-7 percent. but analysts says sales fell 4-point-3 percent for the week ending december 15th. and last week they forecasted holiday spending to decrease another 2-point- 5 percent. previous expectations were for a 3-point-3 percent increase in spending. the saint anthony foundation needs help to reach its goal of collecting 5-hundred hams during the 25th annual curbside donation drive. according to the foundation, they collected a hundred hams. that's just 20-percent of their goal. the foundation hoped to get another 400 hams sunday and today. if you would like to donate a ham you can do so at the drive. located in front of saint anthony's i
president obama and congress are on christmas vacation. it will be thursday before talks resume to try and prevent automatic tax hikes and spending cuts from taking effect january first. andrew spencer has the latest. analysts say many shoppers haven't been in the holiday spirit when it comes to spending money. the four-day black friday weekend that started on thanksgiving was strong. sales rose 2-point-7 percent. but analysts says sales fell 4-point-3 percent for the week ending december 15th....
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president obama stated that he thought that we should have $3 and spending cuts for every one increase. looking at the house version, they had $1 shy in less in tax increases. they did cut spending by about 600 million. it is not --that is their version of it. it went down a dramatically. we're ready to participate. we are disappointed the majority party has decided to go forward. i will not ease up any more of time. let me say how much i add enjoyed working with the. you do know simpson-bowles laid out some valuable plants that should have been a part of any future budget plan for america. it designed to move after 2010. i have to think the president deserves an expression of great disappointment. he definitely decided that he will not lay out a realistic plan for the future and is actually committed to attacking those that have laid out one. this is bringing to bear our own philosophies and approaching to government. >> i think the ranking member for his courtesy throughout this year. >> to get this country on track to a better place. their two separate issues being talked about. the
president obama stated that he thought that we should have $3 and spending cuts for every one increase. looking at the house version, they had $1 shy in less in tax increases. they did cut spending by about 600 million. it is not --that is their version of it. it went down a dramatically. we're ready to participate. we are disappointed the majority party has decided to go forward. i will not ease up any more of time. let me say how much i add enjoyed working with the. you do know simpson-bowles...
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mitt romney and his billionaire allies can spend milions to distort the president's words. but they're not interested in rebuilding the middle class. he is. i'm barack obama and i you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. wow, that feels really good! once you experience it, there's no going back. and don't miss our special financing now through july 4th only. plus enjoy the lowest prices of the season on selected bed sets only at the sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699. >>> more evidence today of the no-win situation in afghanistan. a suicide car bomber killed seven and wounded more than 20 at an attack near kandahar university. strikes there have been increasing recently. also up, the number on green on blue attacks in which afghans are turning their guns on what is supposed to be their western partners. overnight, a man wearing an afghan police uniform opened fire on british troops killi
mitt romney and his billionaire allies can spend milions to distort the president's words. but they're not interested in rebuilding the middle class. he is. i'm barack obama and i you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. wow, that feels really good! once you experience it, there's no going back. and don't miss our special...
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nonetheless, it is easy to predict that obama in a second term would emphasize increased domestic spending and less defense spending, and to some degree romney would emphasize the opposite. the argument -- an extremely weak argument -- the mass of voters don't need to understand this, only the marginal voters need to understand. i have a paper on why be a national voter ignorance model is wrong. but the argument that people are dumb is not very productive of -- not very productive of -- does not predict actual voting behavior. people understand the interests and vote accordingly. >> 1:15 -- >> your good? >> other questions. you in the front? >> first, i would like to thank the doctor for correcting the error that i believe that you made, mr. moore, by saying that the pentagon budget is being dramatically decreased. the decrease in the base budget is a very small and is not -- and is actually projected to grow in inflation-adjusted terms. i thought that professor zycher mentioned that he has not done -- that an analysis of specific defense cuts is a specific thing that needs to be done. i w
nonetheless, it is easy to predict that obama in a second term would emphasize increased domestic spending and less defense spending, and to some degree romney would emphasize the opposite. the argument -- an extremely weak argument -- the mass of voters don't need to understand this, only the marginal voters need to understand. i have a paper on why be a national voter ignorance model is wrong. but the argument that people are dumb is not very productive of -- not very productive of -- does...
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. >> look at what president obama did on the budget. nothing except borrow and spend. as a result of his abdication of leadership, as a result of seeing the most predictable economic crisis in our country's history and not fixing it, our credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history. >> we laid out a $4 trillion debt reduction plan over the next 10 years. we have already passed $1 trillion. ladies and gentlemen, these guys go against everything. not only they say they don't like our plan. but what is your plant? >> on thursday paul ryan and joe biden will face off in their only debate. martha raddatz will be the moderator from centre college in danville, kentucky. you can watch and engage starting at 7:00 and then the debate at 9:00. and your reaction at 10:30. follow our live coverage on c- span, c-span radio, and online at c-span.org. washington journal continues. host: susan glasser is editor ain chief at foreign-policy. guest: thanks for having me. host: did you hear anything new from mitt romney yesterday? guest: this was his third foreign policy
. >> look at what president obama did on the budget. nothing except borrow and spend. as a result of his abdication of leadership, as a result of seeing the most predictable economic crisis in our country's history and not fixing it, our credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history. >> we laid out a $4 trillion debt reduction plan over the next 10 years. we have already passed $1 trillion. ladies and gentlemen, these guys go against everything. not only they say...
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barack obama is going to win those two states. i think at the end of these campaigns now, there's a law of diminishing returns. each side has so much money, i don't think money is going to be the deciding factor. you have two candidates with very different values and visions for the future. and people will figure that out and i think some of the spending is going to be a waste of money. >> you know, chris, when you look at those blue states you just mentioned pennsylvania, maine, it's not at the presidential level. it's about the senatorial level. who would have thought bob casey in pennsylvania would be running neck in neck with a republican opponent? >> these are presidential ads they're buying. >> but those coat tails obviously have an effect at the state level in terms of voter turnout. although it's not a waste of money. it's strategic. these are very smard individuals. they're not going to throw good money after bad. what they're trying to do is ginn up the base so hopefully it may not help at the presidential level but will
barack obama is going to win those two states. i think at the end of these campaigns now, there's a law of diminishing returns. each side has so much money, i don't think money is going to be the deciding factor. you have two candidates with very different values and visions for the future. and people will figure that out and i think some of the spending is going to be a waste of money. >> you know, chris, when you look at those blue states you just mentioned pennsylvania, maine, it's not...
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interesting for the past several years i would look at the reports and wonder how the obama campaign could spend $200 to $300 million and not see evidence of it they were registering voters registering places like ohio, florida and virginia and the places that will make a difference in their campaign and now they're trying to get those voters out. >> lois, is it the responsibility of the media to sort of decide to litigate this idea of who really is ahead and who is right on this to say we're winning? >> i think it's the responsibility of the media to give a good picture of where the electoral college is and to that extent we've done a pretty good job of saying okay, romney is doing well. his confidence is up and he's leading in the national polls and let's just pause for a second and let's look at these numbers down in the weeds and these are the numbers that really matter in the battleground states. also, it's very important for these guys to have a balance when they're out there to be enthusiastic and positive, but not complacent because they need to get people revved up and not r
interesting for the past several years i would look at the reports and wonder how the obama campaign could spend $200 to $300 million and not see evidence of it they were registering voters registering places like ohio, florida and virginia and the places that will make a difference in their campaign and now they're trying to get those voters out. >> lois, is it the responsibility of the media to sort of decide to litigate this idea of who really is ahead and who is right on this to say...
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. >> president obama wants to spend us to prosperity. all of his stimulus plans have failed. 14 billion dollars, 26 billion dollars, we had an auto bailout that we don't know how much that is costing us. we closed a plant in ohio one of our swing states. >> i know we can go on indefinitely. i appreciate both of you sharing your perspectives today. >> thank you. >> knowing those two they have places to be, people to see they don't have time. >> a lot of discussion, i'm sure. >>> another dangerous weather concern, an extreme drought reminding many of the 1930s dust bowl when the worst environmental disasters of the century. live update straight ahead, plus all eyes on tropical storm ice sick not yet a hurricane, the -- storm isaac, not yet a hurricane. the question is will it bring relief to farmers? stay with us. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle -- 8% every 10 years. wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb
. >> president obama wants to spend us to prosperity. all of his stimulus plans have failed. 14 billion dollars, 26 billion dollars, we had an auto bailout that we don't know how much that is costing us. we closed a plant in ohio one of our swing states. >> i know we can go on indefinitely. i appreciate both of you sharing your perspectives today. >> thank you. >> knowing those two they have places to be, people to see they don't have time. >> a lot of discussion,...
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obama's spending being higher than the bush years. that is not true. the deficit which increases our debt grew so much under obama because he put both wars into the budget. george bush kept him out of the budget -- them out of the budget. was not paying for them, so things looked good. in the first few years of the obama administration, he created more jobs than george bush did in eight years. was theush's, at surpluses are for spending. -- comment was the surpluses are for spending. the put us in massive debt, left it on obama. -- he put us in massive debt, left it on obama. these people sit here and watch these idiots on tv say these things are not true. and then they go and push based on what they're hearing instead of looking into the fact of the matter. host: mr. forbes? guest: i did make mention that spending did increased dramatically under george bush. no matter how you account for the wars, domestic spending under president obama increased very substantially to the point that it is the highest it has been without a world war. theses why we're
obama's spending being higher than the bush years. that is not true. the deficit which increases our debt grew so much under obama because he put both wars into the budget. george bush kept him out of the budget -- them out of the budget. was not paying for them, so things looked good. in the first few years of the obama administration, he created more jobs than george bush did in eight years. was theush's, at surpluses are for spending. -- comment was the surpluses are for spending. the put us...
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. >> governor jindal, mitt romney spends most of his time attacking president obama. that's the nature of this campaign right now. when he puts forward his own program, he talked about cutting taxes especially for the very rich, cutting corporate taxes, deregulation, for the financial sector because apparently they don't need any more regulations, and what do you say to a voter who says that's the precise that crater the economy in the first place? what's the answer to that? >> well, terry, first of all, let's look at the actual policies that he's proposing. and let's correct some of the misstatements that we just heard. the reality is, we can't afford -- we got up over $15 trillion of debt. we can't afford on the same path. you look at mitt romney's record when he was governor of massachusetts, per income capita higher than the national average. unemployment below the national average. ranked one of the top ten turnaround states. he's a great track record in the private sector and as governor of massachusetts. >> but the question, governor jindal, aren't these polici
. >> governor jindal, mitt romney spends most of his time attacking president obama. that's the nature of this campaign right now. when he puts forward his own program, he talked about cutting taxes especially for the very rich, cutting corporate taxes, deregulation, for the financial sector because apparently they don't need any more regulations, and what do you say to a voter who says that's the precise that crater the economy in the first place? what's the answer to that? >>...
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that was the situation president obama face on the day he was inaugurated. that situation means that consumers, you and i, have less money to spend and to pay taxes with. it naturally produces budget deficits. add on to that the housing crisis that gives financial institutions week. the things they have on the books, their loans aren't actually worth what they say they are. week financial institutions don't blend. this is what was referred to in japan in the 1990s as zombie banks. i had a lot of fun on the congressional oversight panel asking tim geithner it secret, bank of america were zombie banks. it's no question in my mind that they are. government austerity policies, meaning cuts in public spending, cut back on public investment. they lay off public workers, teachers, firefighters, park rangers. and they reduced the incomes of the unemployed and the poor. that's how you implement austerity, by doing those things. and when you do those things, unemployment rises, consumer spending falls, housing prices fall with it. people default on their student loans
that was the situation president obama face on the day he was inaugurated. that situation means that consumers, you and i, have less money to spend and to pay taxes with. it naturally produces budget deficits. add on to that the housing crisis that gives financial institutions week. the things they have on the books, their loans aren't actually worth what they say they are. week financial institutions don't blend. this is what was referred to in japan in the 1990s as zombie banks. i had a lot...
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for the agreement with republicans to slash defense spending if there's no budget deal by january 1st. >> and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion dollars over this decade is unthinkable and devastating. >> reporter: romney's polls in this battleground state look potentially devastating. he's trailing by 3 to 7 p ers percent. romney backers like dave milne are worried. >> he has to get a little more fire in the belly. >> reporter: more romney the businessman suggests soccer mom monica camera. >> he needs to bring up the economy. >> reporter: president obama was in virginia pushing an elitist image of romney in a tv ad to run here putting faces on the 47% of americans romney says he sees as dependent on government. >> i see hard working virginians, i see students trying to work their way through college. >> reporter: the president was with students who typically pay no income tax, like many soldiers. >> and a see a whole bunch of veterans who have served this country with bravery and distinction. >> reporter: amid the cheering veterans at the romney rally was dave
for the agreement with republicans to slash defense spending if there's no budget deal by january 1st. >> and the idea of cutting our military commitment by a trillion dollars over this decade is unthinkable and devastating. >> reporter: romney's polls in this battleground state look potentially devastating. he's trailing by 3 to 7 p ers percent. romney backers like dave milne are worried. >> he has to get a little more fire in the belly. >> reporter: more romney the...
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president obama has a political capital. it is like money -- how do you spend it? he can spend it on helping our schools. he can spend it with regard to our affairs in the middle east. those are tough questions to answer. my priority is always education and our long term problems. i'm not a deficit hawk. people on both sides do bothwell. i don't understand the fuss about raising the age qualification for social security are medicare. and plead with the caps -- simply lift the caps. franklin roosevelt to not want to be called a socialist. if we just lived in those caps, we would delay -- i can remember the exact numbers. for several decades, anyway. i think that would be less painful than raising the qualified age. medicare is the toughest because of health care costs have been skyrocketing. our country's health care cost is rising faster than any other industrial nation. we don't have much coronation. obamacare had to be cobbled together to appease everybody. we have it and we should be focusing on ways to make our health care more efficient and i think we will. th
president obama has a political capital. it is like money -- how do you spend it? he can spend it on helping our schools. he can spend it with regard to our affairs in the middle east. those are tough questions to answer. my priority is always education and our long term problems. i'm not a deficit hawk. people on both sides do bothwell. i don't understand the fuss about raising the age qualification for social security are medicare. and plead with the caps -- simply lift the caps. franklin...
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president obama and lawmakers are on vacation. congress is not expected to meet again until after christmas. >> i guess we can call in another sign of the times. newsweek will become a digital- only publication in the new year. >> a sad moment. this is its last ever print issue. its features a photograph of the old newsweek offices in new york. the headline reads "last british." the-- "last print edissue." >> a few sloppy snowflakes today, mixed with rain, no accumulation expected. >> will that hold you over? >> no. i am still wishing for snowfall. teachers do as well. a light wintry mix today, not a big deal. nothing to get excited about. why snow excitement factor, 1 out of 10. next weekend we have the potential for little snowfall. let's talk about what's happening right now. areas of rain tracking into southwestern virginia, western north carolina tennessee valley. that will slowly push our way. by lunchtime is when we will see the first areas of a light wintry mix across the washington area. late morning is when it starts sou
president obama and lawmakers are on vacation. congress is not expected to meet again until after christmas. >> i guess we can call in another sign of the times. newsweek will become a digital- only publication in the new year. >> a sad moment. this is its last ever print issue. its features a photograph of the old newsweek offices in new york. the headline reads "last british." the-- "last print edissue." >> a few sloppy snowflakes today, mixed with rain,...
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. >> but now, of course, after spending three years attacking business, president obama hopes to erase his record with a speech. in a recent address, he said that we're all inventors. we're builders. we're makers of things. we're thomas edison. we're the wright brothers. we're bill gates. we're steve jobs. the reality is, that under president obama's administration, these pioneers would have found it much, much more difficult if not impossible to innovate and invent and create. under dodd/frank, they'd have struggled to get a loan from their community bank. a regulator would have shut down the wright brothers for their dust pollution. and the government would have banned thomas edison's lightbulb. oh, yeah, they just did. [ applause ] every great innovation, every world changing business breakthrough, begins with a dream. and nothing is more fragile than a dream. it's essential to the genius of america that we've developed a culture that nurtures these dreams and dreamers, that honors them. and, yes, that rewards them. there's always been something uniquely brilliant about america. i d
. >> but now, of course, after spending three years attacking business, president obama hopes to erase his record with a speech. in a recent address, he said that we're all inventors. we're builders. we're makers of things. we're thomas edison. we're the wright brothers. we're bill gates. we're steve jobs. the reality is, that under president obama's administration, these pioneers would have found it much, much more difficult if not impossible to innovate and invent and create. under...
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the whole cast of "the real housewives" saying we like mitt romney, the way he spends money. but people say it makes them think more about the celebrity. they like the celebrity less if they endorse a candidate they don't like and vice versa. doesn't move voters. >> eva longoria, scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, they're all lining up. >> it helps in raising money. if you get an e-mail saying, give me $3 and you have a chance to have dinner with george clooney, i'd do that. it helps in creating headlines. but i don't think it helps in votes. the worst endorser, o.j. simpson and robert blake could compete with that, a celebrity that's been accused or convicted of murder is probably the worst endorsement you could have. >> ana, thank you. dean, stick around. we're going to be talking about hulk hogan, in the middle of a legal battle over a sex tape. now we're finding out the story may not be over. there may be more where those tapes came from. . >>> how can america break its addiction to gas and foreign oil? fareed zakaria's team traveled around the world to look at renewable
the whole cast of "the real housewives" saying we like mitt romney, the way he spends money. but people say it makes them think more about the celebrity. they like the celebrity less if they endorse a candidate they don't like and vice versa. doesn't move voters. >> eva longoria, scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, they're all lining up. >> it helps in raising money. if you get an e-mail saying, give me $3 and you have a chance to have dinner with george clooney, i'd do...
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president obama is spending today close to home. the president will attend a event at the derickson hotel in northwest d.c. this afternoon and then go across the potomac to mclean, virginia for two fundraisers later in the day. >> 75 degrees outside. has a ahead, find out who i .en's only a supermarket aisle >> and details on the local toports that ranks in the unpleasant category, spreading the beer at the national d.c.ium in washington, the are at aquarium. good morning, washington. will close the heightsr and friendship the red line this weekend. line, buses will at franconias springfield and van dorn street. the orange line, trains will will single-track between east and west falls church. deal on the green line, single-tracking between fort totten and prince george's 7 is on your side with disturbing news about one of the area's airports. >> researchers say that dulles u.s.rt is one of the top airports likely to help spread a disease. jfk airport in new york tops the .ist as well researchers hope to their work help public healt
president obama is spending today close to home. the president will attend a event at the derickson hotel in northwest d.c. this afternoon and then go across the potomac to mclean, virginia for two fundraisers later in the day. >> 75 degrees outside. has a ahead, find out who i .en's only a supermarket aisle >> and details on the local toports that ranks in the unpleasant category, spreading the beer at the national d.c.ium in washington, the are at aquarium. good morning,...